Morocco has mobilized more than 78 billion dirhams ($8.5 billion) to develop a clean,modern,and multimodal public transport system by 2029,Abdellatif Maâzouz,president of the Casablanca-Settat Regional Council,said during a side event at COP30.
The investment plan allocates 11 billion dirhams for the acquisition of 3,750 next-generation buses and 67 billion dirhams for mass transit infrastructure,including tramways,regional express trains (RER),and regional rail services,he said.
The initiative aims to accelerate Morocco’s transition toward sustainable mobility in line with the National Mobility Charter 2035 and the Low-Carbon Strategy 2030.
Maâzouz highlighted the strategic role of regions in driving clean mobility under Morocco’s advanced regionalization framework. The Casablanca-Settat region alone has committed 25 billion dirhams—nearly 40% of its updated regional development plan—to urban and rural mobility infrastructure.
According to Younès El Kasmi,Director of Urban Mobility and Transport at the Interior Ministry,approximately 1,000 buses will be delivered between late October and early November as part of the first phase of the 2025–2029 urban transport program,which includes 1,487 buses in total.
The region’s model prioritizes a non-polluting Train-Tramway backbone,complemented by a modernized bus network and a digital multimodal platform for real-time passenger information and smart traffic management.
Maâzouz noted that expanding urban,peri-urban,and rural road networks has improved traffic flow and reduced emissions,with air quality showing significant improvement between 2023 and 2025,according to monitoring stations.
By consolidating these efforts,Morocco aims to reinforce its leadership in sustainable development and share expertise with African partners through South-South cooperation. The country is accelerating the rollout of structural mobility programs to build inclusive,competitive,and resilient territories.
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